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Aven Mill, Gastonia, N.C. Work 12 hours without any stop for lunch. "Eat a-workin." 8:30 P.M. Friday. Mill running nights. Location: Gastonia, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine., Nov. 6, 1908.

Aven Mill, Gastonia, N.C. Work 12 hours without any stop for lunch. "E...

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A few of the small girls and boys (not the smallest ones) that I found working in the spinning room of one of the Amoskeag Mfg. Co. mills at Manchester, N.H. Photo taken at 1:00 p.m., May 21, 1909, in hallway of spinning room. Many others there and in the other mills. Smallest boy (on left hand) is Geroge Brown, No. 1 Corporation. Corner of Granite and Bedford Sts. Next is, Eugene Lamy, 16 Marion St. Girls: Melvina Proulx, 145 Cartier St. Laura Oclair, 145 Cartier St. Location: Manchester, New Hampshire / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

A few of the small girls and boys (not the smallest ones) that I found...

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Barney Goldstein, 83 W. 5th St. Newsboy, 10 years of age. Selling newspapers 1 year. Average earnings 50 cents per week. Selling papers own choice. Don't smoke. Visits saloons. Works 5 hours per day. Investigator, Edward F. Brown. Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine., May, 1910.

Barney Goldstein, 83 W. 5th St. Newsboy, 10 years of age. Selling news...

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Millie Cornaro, Philadelphia, 10 years old. Been picking cranberries for 6 years. White's Bog, Browns Mills, N. J. This is the fourth week of school and the people here expect to remain here two weeks more. Sept. 28, 1910. Witness, E. F. Brown. Location: Browns Mills, New Jersey / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Millie Cornaro, Philadelphia, 10 years old. Been picking cranberries f...

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Union Hospital case - Manuel Costa Maiata, 301 Ferry St. Sweeper in Fall River Iron Works five weeks - 17 years old. Broke wrist while sweeping. Slipped on a banana skin. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Union Hospital case - Manuel Costa Maiata, 301 Ferry St. Sweeper in Fa...

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Scavenger. Location: Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Scavenger. Location: Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

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[Johnnie, Carrie and Jim Davenport picking cotton for Mr. J. P. Daws, Route 1, Shawnee. Johnnie picks 75 pounds, Carrie 100 pounds and Jim 150 to 200 pounds a day. Get $1.00 a hundred pounds. No School yet. Mother is a renter; moves about a great deal.] Location: [Potawotamie County, Oklahoma] / [Lewis W. Hine]

[Johnnie, Carrie and Jim Davenport picking cotton for Mr. J. P. Daws, ...

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Rock Creek School #32 (5 miles east of Shawnee) opened September 11th--8 months term. 34 present. J.W. Evans, Principal, P.O. Route 2, Shawnee, said there are only half as many as he expects after cotton picking is over. Lewis W. Hine. See W. H. Swift Report. Location: Potawotamie County, Oklahoma.

Rock Creek School #32 (5 miles east of Shawnee) opened September 11th-...

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A Kentucky school. Name and data to be added later if possible. Location: Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

A Kentucky school. Name and data to be added later if possible. Locat...

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Charlie Howard, a colored tenant on farm of B.F. Mitchell, R. 1, and his 2 boys. Robbie is 6 and Willie is 11 years old. Worming and suckering tobacco. Father says children will go to Rocky Ridge School when it opens. Location: Trigg County--Gracey, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Charlie Howard, a colored tenant on farm of B.F. Mitchell, R. 1, and h...

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Anthoston School which opened September 5th. 54 present out of an enrollment of 62; Census 84. Work is interfering. See photo of school 2 weeks before it opened. Location: Henderson County, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Anthoston School which opened September 5th. 54 present out of an enro...

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Quarry scenes. No children were employed. Location: Warren County--Bowling Green [vicinity], Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Quarry scenes. No children were employed. Location: Warren County--Bo...

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[Callie Campbell, 11 years old, picks 75 to 125 pounds of cotton a day, and totes 50 pounds of it when sack gets full. "No, I don't like it very much." Lewis W. Hine. See 4590. See W.H. Swift Report.] Location: [Potawotamie County, Oklahoma]

[Callie Campbell, 11 years old, picks 75 to 125 pounds of cotton a day...

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King Philip Settlement House. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

King Philip Settlement House. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / L...

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[Going to School. About 14-16 years. Watson School - Flint Village.] Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

[Going to School. About 14-16 years. Watson School - Flint Village.] ...

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Charlie Howard, a colored tenant on farm of B.F. Mitchell, R. 1, and his 2 boys. Robbie is 6 and Willie is 11 years old. Worming and suckering tobacco. Father says children will go to Rocky Ridge School when it opens. Location: Trigg County--Gracey, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Charlie Howard, a colored tenant on farm of B.F. Mitchell, R. 1, and h...

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[Rich Pond School (consolidated). See Kentucky report.] Location: [Warren County, Kentucky] / [Lewis W. Hine]

[Rich Pond School (consolidated). See Kentucky report.] Location: [Wa...

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[Working Boys' Glee Club and Minstrel Group - King Philip Settlement - Walter Miller, 16 years, 812 Charles, works for father, a Painter; belongs to Junior Ball Team and Glee Club. James Conlon, 15 years, 679 Charles, Textile Tube Works - Tube Cutter. Harold Newman, 15 years, 910 Dwelly. Weaver at Osborn Mill.] Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / [Lewis W. Hine]

[Working Boys' Glee Club and Minstrel Group - King Philip Settlement -...

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[Aldea Balanger - French - Weaver. Cornell Mills - 14 years old July 12, 1915, getting her certificate for her 5th position. Face broken out as most of weavers have from the machine oil, handling it and not washing hands. Lint gets into pores.] Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

[Aldea Balanger - French - Weaver. Cornell Mills - 14 years old July 1...

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13-year old boy picking tomatoes on farm of W.T. Hill. Location: Cabool, Missouri / Lewis W. Hine.

13-year old boy picking tomatoes on farm of W.T. Hill. Location: Cabo...

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"Grubbing out the fence corners." See also 4439. A common scene in the Fall. Boys are 9, 12, 15 and 17 years old. Father, R.A. Cave, Route 2, Box 56, Cecilia, Ky. The children go to Long Grove School. Location: Hardin County--Cecilia, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

"Grubbing out the fence corners." See also 4439. A common scene in the...

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Tending the chicks--16-year old girl. Home of William Olliges. The children go to Parochial School. Location: Hardin County--Stithton, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Tending the chicks--16-year old girl. Home of William Olliges. The chi...

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Scenes from "The Twig of Thorn" given by a club of working girls in King Philip Settlement. Most of them are weavers. All girls. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Scenes from "The Twig of Thorn" given by a club of working girls in Ki...

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[Girls working at mangle in Bonanno Laundry, 12 Foster Wharf. All are 15 years old and go to continuation school.] Location: [Boston, Massachusetts] / Lewis W. Hine.

[Girls working at mangle in Bonanno Laundry, 12 Foster Wharf. All are ...

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Folding filing-folders. Boston Index Card Co., 113 Purchase Street. Boston, Massachusetts. Location: Boston, Massachusettsachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Folding filing-folders. Boston Index Card Co., 113 Purchase Street. Bo...

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Louis A. Caulfield, 37 Belfort Street, Dorchester. Delivering a heavy type-writer about half a mile. Works for Model Typewriter Inspection Co. Says he is sixteen years old and gets $6 a week. Taken on Boston Common. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Louis A. Caulfield, 37 Belfort Street, Dorchester. Delivering a heavy ...

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[Continuation School group at Ipswich Mills, South Boston, studying textiles.] Location: [Boston, Massachusetts] / [Lewis W. Hine]

[Continuation School group at Ipswich Mills, South Boston, studying te...

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Boys "linking" bed-springs. 14 and 15 years old. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Boys "linking" bed-springs. 14 and 15 years old. Location: Boston, Ma...

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Selling bananas at market. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Selling bananas at market. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W....

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14-year-old boy hauling water on farm near Lawton. Francis Heinz, Route B, Box 11. Location: Lawton, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

14-year-old boy hauling water on farm near Lawton. Francis Heinz, Rout...

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11 boys and 2 girls in Hillsboro are each taking a calf furnished by the County Farm Bureau on credit, - each agreeing to do the best to raise the calf and exhibit at the annual show. See Photo No. 90. Location: Pocahontas County--Hillsboro, West Virginia / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

11 boys and 2 girls in Hillsboro are each taking a calf furnished by t...

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Daisy Chapman, a prize winner from Webster Springs, West Virginia. She has been a 4 H Club Member for several years. Sewing is her main line now. Also one of the "Caesar Gang" from Webster Co[unty] State 4 H, Club Fair. Location: Charleston, West Virginia / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Daisy Chapman, a prize winner from Webster Springs, West Virginia. She...

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A little log cabin, - relic of the old days, - now occupied by a small family (F.T. Castle) who are gradually giving up farming and depending upon mining and odd jobs. Oct. 12, 1921. (Dogs). Location: Big Chimney, West Virginia / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

A little log cabin, - relic of the old days, - now occupied by a small...

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Morris Goldberg (smallest boy), 316 Bainbridge St., age 7, newsboy sells from 2 P.M. to 6 P.M.; 2 P.M. to midnight on Saturday. This picture includes the 2 Mellitto [i.e., Melaten] boys. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Morris Goldberg (smallest boy), 316 Bainbridge St., age 7, newsboy sel...

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Lucy ---- carrying peck of cranberries (weighing about 15 pounds) long distance to "bushel man." Did not know age. Forsythe's Bog, Turkeytown, near Pemberton, N.J. Sept. 29, 1910. Witness E. F. Brown,. Location: Pemberton, New Jersey / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Lucy ---- carrying peck of cranberries (weighing about 15 pounds) long...

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Kerr Thread - Noon hour. Having good time with the camera man. This mill has a high type of operatives. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Kerr Thread - Noon hour. Having good time with the camera man. This mi...

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John Megna - Italian - 16 yrs. 75 Mt. Hope Ave. Iron Worker - Sweeper. Carving class at King Philip Settlement. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

John Megna - Italian - 16 yrs. 75 Mt. Hope Ave. Iron Worker - Sweeper....

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Doffer - Mule room - 16 years. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adams, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Doffer - Mule room - 16 years. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adam...

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Spooler tenders - 16 years. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adams, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Spooler tenders - 16 years. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adams, ...

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Spooler tenders - 14 years old. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adams, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Spooler tenders - 14 years old. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Ada...

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[Mill boys pitching pennies on the Main St. in the afternoon. One said he sweeps. One said "I was workin' but got canned 'cause I was not fast enough." The other was "jest hangin' around."] Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

[Mill boys pitching pennies on the Main St. in the afternoon. One said...

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[Mill boys pitching pennies on the Main St. in the afternoon. One said he sweeps. One said "I was workin' but got canned 'cause I was not fast enough." The other was "jest hangin' around."] Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

[Mill boys pitching pennies on the Main St. in the afternoon. One said...

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[Spooler tender - American Linen Co.] Location: [Fall River, Massachusetts] / Lewis W. Hine.

[Spooler tender - American Linen Co.] Location: [Fall River, Massachu...

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American Linen Co. Cleaner - Spinning room. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

American Linen Co. Cleaner - Spinning room. Location: Fall River, Mas...

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14-year old Fred cutting dies for a new job. Embossing shop of Harry C. Taylor. 61 Court Street. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

14-year old Fred cutting dies for a new job. Embossing shop of Harry C...

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Recreation (volley-ball). Pauls Valley Training School. See 4833-4842. Location: Pauls Valley, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

Recreation (volley-ball). Pauls Valley Training School. See 4833-4842....

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George Cox, 13 yr. old colored boy, has just joined the 4 H Club and is raising a pig. His father is a "renter" in this poor home near the West Virginia. Collegiate Institute (near Charleston) the state colored agricultural college. Mr. A.W. Curtis, Agri. Agent, is helping George. Location: Charleston [vicinity], West Virginia / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

George Cox, 13 yr. old colored boy, has just joined the 4 H Club and i...

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Girl in Cherryville Mill. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Girl in Cherryville Mill. Location: Cherryville, North Carolina / Pho...

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Soldering in sheet metal class. See 4168. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Soldering in sheet metal class. See 4168. Location: Fall River, Massa...

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Leo Emond. Power Berthaume. 15 year old doffers in Kerr Thread Co. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Leo Emond. Power Berthaume. 15 year old doffers in Kerr Thread Co. Lo...

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Manuel Ferreira - Portuguese - 15 yrs. 27 Whitter St. Sweeper - Fall River Iron Works. In Sunday clothes. Carving class at King Philip Settlement. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Manuel Ferreira - Portuguese - 15 yrs. 27 Whitter St. Sweeper - Fall R...

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Freddie Kafer, a very immature little newsie selling Saturday Evening Posts and newspapers at the entrance to the State Capitol. He did not know his age, nor much of anything else. He was said to be 5 or 6 years old. Nearby, I found Jack who said he was 8 years old, and who was carrying a bag full of Saturday Evening Posts which weighed nearly 1/2 of his own weight. The bag weighed 24 pounds, and he weighed only 55 pounds. He carried this bag for several blocks to the car. Said he was taking them home. Location: Sacramento, California / Lewis W. Hine.

Freddie Kafer, a very immature little newsie selling Saturday Evening ...

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Another of the many small children working in Mollahan Mills, Newberry, S.C. Dec. 3/08 Witness Sara R. Hine. Location: Newberry, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Another of the many small children working in Mollahan Mills, Newberry...

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Tube boy - 16 years - Mule room. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adams, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Tube boy - 16 years - Mule room. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Ad...

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Old Log Cabin, the home of William Mullens and family, - near Charleston, West Virginia. He carries on work in Charleston (Brown Milling Produce Co.) as well as this farm. Location: Charleston [vicinity], West Virginia / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Old Log Cabin, the home of William Mullens and family, - near Charlest...

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[Boys "linking" bed-springs. 14 and 15 years old.] Location: [Boston, Massachusetts] / [Lewis W. Hine]

[Boys "linking" bed-springs. 14 and 15 years old.] Location: [Boston,...

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On the Pleasant Street Dump. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

On the Pleasant Street Dump. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Le...

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Continuation School - Temporary Quarters. Drawing class at Dimond School. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Continuation School - Temporary Quarters. Drawing class at Dimond Scho...

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Back boy - Mule room - 14 years. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adams, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Back boy - Mule room - 14 years. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Ad...

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This picture shows the "Four Novelty Grahams" acrobatic performers at the Victoria Theatre, Philadelphia. The father is 23 years of age. Willie Graham is 5 years of age, and Herbert Graham is 3 years of age. At 9 P.M. on June 10th, 1910, these children were performing on the stage. Four times daily they do a turn which lasts from 12 to 14 minutes. Herbert Graham, the youngest, was said by the father to have commenced performing on the stage as a[n] acrobat when he was 10 months of age. Willie, now 5, is said to be the youngest acrobat in the world. The attached letter head shows some of the stunts these youngsters are engaged in. The mother of these boys was formerly a school teacher, and is now performing with this trio on the stage. The children are bright and strong, but have a playfulness about them which shows them to have forgotten the best years of childhood. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

This picture shows the "Four Novelty Grahams" acrobatic performers at ...

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Malvina Amundsen, 15 years old. Office girl in Eastern Talking Machine Co., 177 Tremont Street. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Malvina Amundsen, 15 years old. Office girl in Eastern Talking Machine...

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Greenbank Consolidated School. Loading up the buses for a six-mile haul. See Photo No. 36. Location: Pocahontas County, West Virginia / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Greenbank Consolidated School. Loading up the buses for a six-mile hau...

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Learning to make shoes. Training School for Deaf Mutes. See 4843-4851. Location: Sulphur, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

Learning to make shoes. Training School for Deaf Mutes. See 4843-4851....

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Working Boys' Glee Club and Minstrel Group - King Philip Settlement - Walter Miller, 16 years, 812 Charles, works for father, a Painter; belongs to Junior Ball Team and Glee Club. James Conlon, 15 years, 679 Charles, Textile Tube Works - Tube Cutter. Harold Newman, 15 years, 910 Dwelly. Weaver at Osborn Mill. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Working Boys' Glee Club and Minstrel Group - King Philip Settlement - ...

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In neighborhood of Maple Mill, Dillon, S.C. Lawrence Faircloth (taller boy) "Don't know how old I am." Been in mill 2 years. Runs 3 sides Albert Bartlett (barefoot) Looked 8 years old. In mill 2 years--Beginning to spin. Runs 2-1/2 sides = 25 cents a day. Bad conditions. Saturday, Dec. 5, 08. Location: Dillon, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

In neighborhood of Maple Mill, Dillon, S.C. Lawrence Faircloth (taller...

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High Shoals (N.C.) School. This is average attendance. Enrollment is 80. Only one other school in town and about 15 attend that. See photo 279 (St. John's Mission School) Population of town is about 1000. Where are the rest of the children? This school is supported principally by the Mill Co. (Partly by County). Betterment work is being started. Mill.superintendent is very suspicious of Photographers. Couldn't get any of mill children. Photo. November 9, 1908. Location: High Shoals, North Carolina / by Lewis W. Hine.

High Shoals (N.C.) School. This is average attendance. Enrollment is 8...

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Boys working in Calvine Mfg. Co., Charlotte, N.C. Shortest boy been in mill work 3 years. Next boy 4 years. Tallest boy 5 years. Superintendent would not permit me to take photos in mill. I saw 10 or 15 children like these boys when they went home to dinner. Jan. 7, 1909. Location: Charlotte, North Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Boys working in Calvine Mfg. Co., Charlotte, N.C. Shortest boy been in...

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[Harry Silverstein, Newsboy, 703 W. 6th St., 7 years old. Sells papers, (selling 3 months average earnings 25 cents per week). Father working Morocco Mills, earns $18 weekly. Boy's earnings not needed at home. Don't smoke. Visits saloons. Works 8 hours per day. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. ]. Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

[Harry Silverstein, Newsboy, 703 W. 6th St., 7 years old. Sells papers...

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(a) L. Seizwater, 333 Christian St., age 13, sells papers in subway. Works from 2 P.M. to 11 P.M. daily. Saturdays from 9 A.M. to 2 A.M. Sundays. Earnings 25 cents daily. (b) Jacob Cross, 1404 S. 8th St., age 15, newsboy. Sells from 3 P.M. to midnight daily. Saturdays works all night. The agent of the Juvenile Protective Association called the boy the typical night newsie of Philadelphia, having all their vices and ways and a class degenerating to low criminality. (c) Sol Feltman, 2442 S. Marshall St., age 10 sells papers in Subway from 4 P.M. to 10 P.M. Saturdays from 4 P.M. to midnight. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

(a) L. Seizwater, 333 Christian St., age 13, sells papers in subway. W...

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[Donald Mallick, ("Happy"), 203 King Street. 9 years of age, selling newspapers 5 years. Average earnings 35 cents a week. Sells from choice. Father, rivet driver, $20 weekly. "Happy" is well known character in town. When first interviewed gave story of sleeping in broken buildings and lots at night. Found out in streets at 11 P.M. at night pitching pennies and working "last paper" scheme. Flips cars and has sister who is 8 years of age who begs and sells papers. Boy very imaginative, and when last seen had a rusty 5 inch knife which he said he found and was playing with same in gutter. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Wilmington, Del. May, 1910.] Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

[Donald Mallick, ("Happy"), 203 King Street. 9 years of age, selling n...

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Girl and boys selling papers. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Girl and boys selling papers. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location...

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Dominick Carroll, 8 years old (appears 6). Newsboy. Sells from 3 P.M. to 7 P.M. income 25 cents per day. This boy sells papers for his brother who is 12 years old. Does not gamble, drink or smoke. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Dominick Carroll, 8 years old (appears 6). Newsboy. Sells from 3 P.M. ...

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Digging potatoes. 14 and 16 years old. Location: Hardin County--West Point [vicinity], Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Digging potatoes. 14 and 16 years old. Location: Hardin County--West ...

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Portuguese. John Silvra, 64 Wooley St., 15 year old doffer. Borden Mill. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Portuguese. John Silvra, 64 Wooley St., 15 year old doffer. Borden Mil...

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Pioneer School #13 (6 miles northwest of Shawnee) opened October 2nd--7 months term. Miss Lela Ginsinger, Principal (been here 2 years). Photo shows only 6 children present and 2 teachers in the third week of school. Expect 24 pupils. All absences are due to cotton. A few of the larger ones will be out in the Spring for cotton. Lewis W. Hine. See W.H. Swift Report. Location: Potawotamie County, Oklahoma.

Pioneer School #13 (6 miles northwest of Shawnee) opened October 2nd--...

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Harold, Hugh and Herbert (15 years) Oliphant cutting and suckering tobacco. Location: Warren County--Bowling Green, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Harold, Hugh and Herbert (15 years) Oliphant cutting and suckering tob...

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[B.F. Howell, Route 4, Bowling Green, Ky. and part of his family stripping tobacco. The 8 and 10-year old boys in photo "tie up waste"; his 12-year old boy and 14-year old girl (not in photo but they lose a good deal of schooling for work) are regular strippers. Photo taken during school hours.] Location: [Bowling Green, Kentucky] / [Lewis W. Hine]

[B.F. Howell, Route 4, Bowling Green, Ky. and part of his family strip...

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[French - Albertine Angelhart, 35 Gangion St. - 14 years old January 2nd - left in 4th grade. Weaver in Flint Mill. Apply for certificate. Had been a weaver one months in one mill and two days in next but it was a stop motion loom which she didn't know how to operate.] Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

[French - Albertine Angelhart, 35 Gangion St. - 14 years old January 2...

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Cutting tobacco on farm of A.G.W. Gish, Route 3, Henderson. Boys 10, 13 and 15 years will all go to Niagara School, Div. 4, Henderson Co., when it opens next week. New building. The 2 younger boys belong to C.M. Gish. Both Gish families own their farms. Location: Henderson, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Cutting tobacco on farm of A.G.W. Gish, Route 3, Henderson. Boys 10, 1...

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John Aldridge, 14 years old. Father, Hense Aldridge, R. Route 1, Winchester. Driving horse home. Works on tobacco. Expects to start school in "couple of weeks." It is now several weeks after school opened. Division 2, Clark Co., Ky. Location: Clark Co.--Winchester, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

John Aldridge, 14 years old. Father, Hense Aldridge, R. Route 1, Winch...

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Utopia School opened September 5th. Census 58, enrollment 24, attendance 18; more after tobacco work is over. Location: Henderson County, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Utopia School opened September 5th. Census 58, enrollment 24, attendan...

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Ila Feebach, 15-year old girl at home for housework. Father, Rufus Feebach, Route 4, Cynthiana, Ky. Near Hookstown School. Location: Nicholas County--Cynthiana, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Ila Feebach, 15-year old girl at home for housework. Father, Rufus Fee...

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[Photograph of exhibit model.] Location: [New York, New York (State)] / [Lewis W. Hine]

[Photograph of exhibit model.] Location: [New York, New York (State)]...

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[Cleaner and Sweeper - Spinning Department of American Linen Co.] Location: [Fall River, Massachusetts] / Lewis W. Hine.

[Cleaner and Sweeper - Spinning Department of American Linen Co.] Loc...

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[Johnnie, Carrie and Jim Davenport picking cotton for MR. J. P. Daws, Route 1, Shawnee. Johnnie picks 75 pounds, Carrie 100 pounds and Jim 150 to 200 pounds a day. Get $1.00 a hundred pounds. No School yet. Mother is a renter; moves about a great deal. Lewis W. Hine. See W.H. Swift Report.] Location: [Potawotamie County, Oklahoma].

[Johnnie, Carrie and Jim Davenport picking cotton for MR. J. P. Daws, ...

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Children of Mrs. Lawrence, a renter near Tinney, Okla. They go to Prairie Lee School. Beula is 13 years old and picks about 200 pounds a day when cotton is good. She drags and carries a bag that holds 50 pounds and more before it is emptied. Norma is 10 years old and picks from 100 to 150 pounds a day. Drags the sack which often holds 50 pounds or more before emptied. Randall is 9 years old; has picked over 100 pounds a day--usually less. He does not carry quite so large a sackful as his sisters. Location: Comanche County, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

Children of Mrs. Lawrence, a renter near Tinney, Okla. They go to Prai...

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Armory. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

Armory. Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

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Group gathering tobacco on farm of Daniel Barrett, Spottsville, Ky., Star Route. He is a renter. Boys all belong to other families and will go to Bluff City School, Div. 2, Henderson Co. when work is over. School opened 2 weeks ago, and the boys expect to be out several weeks more. 10-years old boy, Edward Goldsberry carries and drops the sticks. 11-years old Aubrey Hazeland is piling the tobacco (in front). 13-year old Dolph Hazeland piling (behind Aubrey), and 14-years old Willie Goldsberry is spiking the tobacco. Location: Spottsville, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Group gathering tobacco on farm of Daniel Barrett, Spottsville, Ky., S...

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[Applying for certificate - Menuel Cabral - Portuguese. 15 years old Oct. 9, 67 Aetna St. Been spinning 1 month Laurel Lake and sweeper 1 month American Linen. Now to be a braider at Estes Mill.] Location: Fall River, Massachusetts. / Lewis W. Hine.

[Applying for certificate - Menuel Cabral - Portuguese. 15 years old O...

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Isidor Lipovsky, 24 Luck Street. 10 years old and been selling every day part of the time. Second year at it. Location: Burlington, Vermont / Lewis W. Hine.

Isidor Lipovsky, 24 Luck Street. 10 years old and been selling every d...

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Back boy - 14 years old - Mule room. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location: Adams, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Back boy - 14 years old - Mule room. Berkshire Cotton Mills. Location...

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Homer Hunt tending pigs. See 4421 and 4422. Location: Rockcastle County--Maretburg, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Homer Hunt tending pigs. See 4421 and 4422. Location: Rockcastle Coun...

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Zelina & Florence Richards, 12 and 13 years old doing the family wash. See 4409. Location: Nicholas County, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Zelina & Florence Richards, 12 and 13 years old doing the family wash....

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Lemon boy. Market. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Lemon boy. Market. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

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Marie Vancanvenberg, 15 years old. Working on corsets for Madam Claff, 420 Boylston Street. Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Marie Vancanvenberg, 15 years old. Working on corsets for Madam Claff,...

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Making flower boxes in carpenter-shop. Pauls Valley Training School. See 4833-4842. Location: Pauls Valley, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

Making flower boxes in carpenter-shop. Pauls Valley Training School. S...

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Hymie Miller, 5-year-old newsie who lives at 922 W. California St. Sells after school mostly. Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

Hymie Miller, 5-year-old newsie who lives at 922 W. California St. Sel...

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Blind man and his youthful guide. Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma / Lewis W. Hine.

Blind man and his youthful guide. Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma /...

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Showing different ages reached by 4 H Club work - in the State. Steps in Club Work - 10 - 12, 13 - 14, 15 - 17 and 18 - 24 years. County Agents are drawn from the ranks below, having gone through these steps. Location: Charleston, West Virginia / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Showing different ages reached by 4 H Club work - in the State. Steps ...

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Harry Harper, one of the 4 H Club boys with his registered calf. Location: Pocahontas County--Hillsboro, West Virginia / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Harry Harper, one of the 4 H Club boys with his registered calf. Loca...

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